excitation
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saɪˈteɪ noun
1.
the act of exciting.
2.
the state of being excited.
3.
Electricity.
a.
the application of voltage to an electric device, as an electron-tube circuit, an antenna, or a dynamotor, often for producing a magnetic field in the device.
b.
the voltage applied.
4.
Physics. a process in which a molecule, atom, nucleus, or particle is excited.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of exciting or state of being excited |
| 2. | a means of exciting or cause of excitement |
| 3. | a. the current in a field coil of a generator, motor, etc, or the magnetizing current in a transformer |
| b. (as modifier): an excitation current | |
| 4. | the action of a stimulus on an animal or plant organ, inducing it to respond |
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Word Origin & History
excitation
c.1400, from Fr. excitation, from L. excitationem, noun of action from excitare (see excite).
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Medical Dictionary
excitation ex·ci·ta·tion (ěk'sī-tā'shən)
n.
The act of increasing the rapidity or intensity of the physical or mental processes; stimulation.
The complete, all-or-none response of a nerve or muscle to an adequate stimulus, ordinarily including propagation of excitation along the membranes of the cell or cells involved.
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Science Dictionary
| excitation (ěk'sī-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or cell of the body that is caused by stimulation, especially by a nerve or neuron. Compare inhibition. |
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Example sentences
Cocaine dampens the excitation of nerve endings and the transmission of information along nervous pathways.
The resulting cellular excitation causes neurons to fire excessively.
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